Trump Embraces the Samson Option Trump Embraces the Samson Option
Inciting violence may not win Trump the election. But it still advances his agenda.
Aug 31, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Close to Zero Close to Zero
This is what it looks like since Trump doesn't believe in science, the World Health Organization, or his own health advisors.
The Culture Is Still Catching Up With Georgia Anne Muldrow The Culture Is Still Catching Up With Georgia Anne Muldrow
Whether in jazz, rap, or R&B, she has made music out of liberation.
Aug 31, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Marcus J. Moore
Jacob Blake Was Shot in Kenosha, a City Adrift in a Moral Desert Jacob Blake Was Shot in Kenosha, a City Adrift in a Moral Desert
The crisis of policing in one Wisconsin city illustrates a national calamity. Yet Republicans—both nationally and in Wisconsin’s capital—block even modest reform.
Aug 31, 2020 / John Nichols
GOP Convention: George Wallace Meets ‘Duck Dynasty’ GOP Convention: George Wallace Meets ‘Duck Dynasty’
Having failed as president, Trump is doing everything in his power to stir chaos and racial hatred before November 3.
Aug 28, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
US Law Enforcement’s Warrior Complex Is on Full Display in the Streets—and in Leaked Documents US Law Enforcement’s Warrior Complex Is on Full Display in the Streets—and in Leaked Documents
Hacked documents from the early weeks of the ongoing protest movement illustrate one of Black Lives Matter’s central observations: Policing in the United States functions as a mili...
Aug 28, 2020 / Chris Gelardi
The ‘Abomination’ of a Convention Makes Clear the GOP Threat The ‘Abomination’ of a Convention Makes Clear the GOP Threat
Where does pundit savviness end and an invitation to fascism begin?
Aug 28, 2020 / Eric Alterman
Torrid Zones Torrid Zones
Too hot to handle. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of August 24.
Aug 28, 2020 / Steve Brodner
Donald Trump Has Declared Himself Impotent Donald Trump Has Declared Himself Impotent
A pitiful, hapless tyrant of a president blames the problems his administration has caused on out-of-office Joe Biden.
Aug 28, 2020 / Joan Walsh